Dirofilariasis represents a zoonotic mosaic, which includes two main filarial species
(Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens) that have adapted to canine, feline, and human hosts with …

Heartworm disease due to Dirofilaria immitis continues to cause severe disease and even
death in dogs and other animals in many parts of the world, even though safe, highly …

Investigations were carried out in Padova town (Veneto region, NE Italy) to define the actual
role of Aedes albopictus in the natural transmission of Dirofilaria nematodes, and to assess …

The etiologic agents of human dirofilariasis in the Old World are Dirofilaria immitis, which
cause pulmonary and subcutaneous nodules, and Dirofilaria repens, which cause ocular …

A newly identified parvovirus, human bocavirus (HBoV), was found in 21 (8.3%) of 252
nasopharyngeal aspirates from hospitalized children with lower respiratory tract infection in …

We report 14 cases of human subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens,
diagnosed from February 2003 through July 2004, in patients from Rostov-on-Don, Russia …

The aim of the present study was compare the prevalence of D. immitis in dogs and
seroprevalence in humans of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) taking into …

Human dirofilariosis is currently considered to be an emerging zoonosis of Central Europe
with climate change and globalization playing a key role in its spreading. Additionally, the …

The dog parasite Dirofilaria immitis can infect humans. Patients with pulmonary dirofilariasis
were tested for immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies against the surface protein of Wolbachia …

Simple Summary Filariasis is emerging as a public health concern for humans, dogs, cats,
and other wildlife species, and is frequently found in southeast Asian countries. The present …